Important to listen

As the Democratic nomination battle now appears to be focused on who will be the most effective agent of change, Hillary Clinton's efforts to change the health care system as first lady deserve more attention. While her policy ideas may have been strong, her approach was to craft a plan and simply try to push it through with very little give and take. It didn't work. An important part of making change is listening to other perspectives to build a consensus. Barack Obama's experience as a community leader may well be more valuable than Clinton's experience in Washington.